Canada issues new commemorative noteThe Bank of Canada has issued its 10-dollar commemorative banknote on 1 June 2017. This spectacular new note is (of course) already nominated for Banknote of the Year 20

Canada reveals stunning commemorative noteThe Bank of Canada has revealed what their new commemorative 10-dollar banknote will look like. I expected an epic banknote and they absolutely delivered! The front of t

Canada wants woman on new banknote seriesThe Bank of Canada has issued a press release on 8 March 2016, International Women's Day (and coincidentally also the birthday of my beloved), that for the first release

Canada issues commemorative 20-dollar noteThe Bank of Canada has introduced a special 20-dollar banknote commemorating the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen made history this week by beating the record of h

Canada lacks women on their banknotesAfter the turmoil in the United Kingdom with the presumed absence of women on their banknotes (which was corrected when the Bank of England announced Jane Austen would be

Scratch-and-sniff banknotes?Canadians and their money, a source of entertainment which goes on and on and on. What do we have so far? Naked women , melting banknotes , vending-machine-says-no , biolo

Stephen Poloz new governor Bank of CanadaThe Bank of Canada has announced that Stephen S. Poloz will be appointed Governor of the Bank of Canada for a seven-year term, starting 3 June 2013. He will will succeed M

Canada presents new 5 and 10 dollarThe Bank of Canada unveiled the design for the new 5 and 10 dollar banknotes yesterday 30 April 2013. Like the rest of the series they're made of polymer. Below are the d

The road not takenSay what you want about the Canadians but they do know how to keep their banknotes in the news. After the flood of bad press recently, this time the news is a bit lighter.

Wrong maple leaf on Canada's 20 dollar?A few days ago I wrote about the Canadian polymer banknotes which faced with all kinds of criticism and complaints. From serious ones to the more ludicrous . The list seem

Canada's polymer money still under fireWhat is the deal with Canada's polymer money? For some reason it keeps on getting bad press and nasty comments by angry users. Some of the recent articles I wrote or gathe

Do Canadian polymer banknotes melt?That's the question Canadians are asking when reports surfaced last summer of banknotes which had melted because of exposure to heat. The notes in question were of course

Mark Carney new governor Bank of EnglandTo a lot of people’s surprise Canadian Mark Carney has been named as the new governor of the Bank of England. He is currently the governor of the Bank of Canada and will b

Welcome to the new Canadian 20 DollarToday Barack Obama was re-elected as president of the United States but their neighbours to the north also have cause for celebration. Because today the new 20 Dollar bank

Canada's new 20 Dollar is comingOn November 7th the new 20 Dollar will be released to the public in Canada. To announce this event Canada has unveiled a giant image of the note on the side of the Central

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Hello, I'm Steven Bron and welcome to my blog on banknotes! Here you can find: breaking news, background articles and of course my personal collection (world notes or at least one from each country, commemorative notes and polymer notes).